What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Iraq and Somalia?

0.1 per 100,000 population, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Somalia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Iraq

27.3 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Somalia

27.4 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Iraq rank

38th

Somalia rank

37th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Iraq
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 27.4 per 100,000 population against 27.3 per 100,000 population in Iraq, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 population.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 37th of 183 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.65 per 100,000 population	27.26 per 100,000 population	6.61 per 100,000 population	Somalia
2010s	21.24 per 100,000 population	27.35 per 100,000 population	6.11 per 100,000 population	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Iraq or Somalia?: Somalia, at 27.4 per 100,000 population against 27.3 per 100,000 population in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Iraq and Somalia?: 0.1 per 100,000 population, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Iraq ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.